Chair attachment



Dec. 20, 1927. 1,653,469

A. J. PERRON CHAIR ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 24. 1926 WM"- .2 J Per/v 6,

INVENTOR WITNES ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

UNITED STATES ADELARD J, PER/RON, OF LEWIS TON, MAINEV CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

Application filed September 24, 1926. I Serial No. 137,549.

In churches, convents, colleges and other places, folding chairs ofordinary well known construction are used during religious serv ices,and there are no provisions mace for those attending such services, tokneel upon, making it-necessary to kneel upon the floor which is veryuncomfortable to say the least.

The gist of the present invention resides in the provision of anattachment for chairs of this character, in the nature of a kneelingsupport, which can be quickly attached to or removed from any particularchair, and de signed to permit the occupant of the chair to occupy akneeling position with comfort.

In carrying out the invention the kneehng support is susceptible ofadjustment toward and away from the back of the chair, so that it can beproperly positioned with relation to the latter, for the specificpurpose for which it is intended. I

Another object of theinvention resides in mounting the attachment on thechair in a manner to permit the attachment to be folded upwardly andbetween the legs of the chair in an out of the way position when its useis not desired, and in which position the chair can be folded in theordinary manner without any interference on the part of the attachment.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detail description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein i IFigure 1 is a. side elevation of a chair showing the attachmentassociated therewith and arranged in position for use.

Figure 2 is a view taken at a right angle to Figure 1 and showing theattachment folded between the legs of the chair.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the attachment.

Referring to the drawing in detail A indicates generally a folding orcollapsible chair of ordinary well known construction, the legs of whichare indicated at 10, and one pair, of these legs are connected by a rung11.

The attachment forming the subject mat ter of the present invention isin thenature of a kneeling support comprising a top member 12 and endmembers 13 which are adapted to repose upon the floor when the supportis in use in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 1. The-end members18 are capable of being folded against the bottom of-the for use bymeans of links 14-, pivotally connected with each other and also withthe top member 12 and end member 13, and arranged in the position shownin Figure 3 to hold the end members fixed relatively to the top member12 for use. Projecting from one longitudinal edge of the top member 12are sup portinga-rms, each of which include sections 15 and 16respectively. The section 15 is longitudinally slotted .to receive theheaded elements lTcarried by the section 16, which permits the lattermentioned sect-ion to be adjusted to vary the length of the arm, andalso the distance between the chair and the kneeling support when thelatter is arranged foruse as shown in Figure 1. 7 Each section 16 of thesupporting arms terminate to provide' resilient hook-like clamps 18which are adapted to embrace the rung 11 above men'- tioned, in a mannerto permit the support to be mountedthereon for pivotal movement, so thatthe support-in its entirety'can be folded between the legs of the chairwhen desired as shown in Figure 2. At the same time these resilientclamps 18 allow the support in its entirety to be quickly attached to orremoved from any particular chair with a minimum of time and efi'ort.

In practice the attachment is clamped onto the rung of a chair as shownin Figure 1, and the support arranged in proper spaced relation to theback of the chair by adjusting or varying the length of the supportingarms above mentioned. When desired the attachment in its entiretycanbe'folded be- I (it) or the folding of the chair itself. Theattachment can also be used in connection with chairs not having a rungconnecting the back legs of the chair, in that any suitable means can beemployed for pivotally connecting the kneeling support with the legs ofthe chair, and such is contemplated by the,

What isclaimed is: e A chair attachment, comprising akneeling supporthaving a top member, and end members dependingtherefrom and capable ofbeing folded against one side of the top member, pivoted links forholding said end members extended for use, arms projecting from the topmember and designed to be detachably associated with a i'ungof thechair, and permit said support to be moved pivotally' to a foldedposition between the legs of the chair when not in use, andsaidarmsincluding relatively adjustable sections to vary the length ofthe arms for the purpose specified. In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

ADELARD J. PERRON.

